Wire-line spudding shoe



Nov. 1, 1927. 1,647,206

WEE. W|E$ENTHAL WIRE LINE SPUDDING SHOE Filed Oct. 14, 1926 lmwmPatented Nov. 1, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER E. WIESENTHAL, or FAIR-PORT, KAnsAs;

WIRE-LINE srunmne SHOE.

Applicationfiled October 14, 1926. Serial No. 141,660.

Thisinvention aims to provide a novelsocket for a jerk-line, of the sortused 111' utility of devices of that type to which the inventionappertains.

l Vith the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawings Figure 1 shows in elevation, a device constructed inaccordance with the invention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section wherein parts appear in elevation;

Figure 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a sectional View illustrating the enlargement on thejerk-line.

The device forming the subject matter of this application preferably ismade of metal throughout, saving in so far as otherwise specified. Itincludes a body 1 having an internal longitudinal chamber 2, extendedpart-way through the body 1 from end to end. A reduced bore 3 in one endof the body 1, communicates with the chamber 2. In one side of the body1 there is an enlarged opening 4 which communicates with the chamber 2.The enlarged opening 4 does not communicate with the chamber 2throughout the entire length of the chamber. Figure 2 shows this. Areduced slot 5 is formed in the body 1 and communicates with the reducedbore 3, and with the adjacent end portion of the chamber 2. The reducedslot 5 is located at one end of the opening 4, and at the other end ofthe opening. there is a reduced slot 6 formed in the body 1, the slot 6defining a shoulder 16 within the body 1. Areduced bore 7 extends fromthe 'slot 6 through the end ofthe body 1. In the end of the bore 7 thereis a re-' movable closure, such as a screw 8-. A pivot element 9 ismounted in the body 1 and extends across the slot 6. On the pivot ele-.ment 9, an angular latch 10 is mounted for swinging movement. Thelatch-10 includes a short ar1n12 and a long arm 14. The

spring 11 is located in the bore 7 and engages at one end with the screw8. The other end of the spring 11 cooperates with the short arm 12 ofthe angular latch 10', to hold the long arm 14 of the latch disposedlengthwise of the body 1 and in the chamher 2.

The numeral 15 marks a .jerk-line pro vided with an enlargement which ismade up of a cuff 17 having a bore 18 in one end of which there is aconical seat 19 adapted to receive a button 20 on the jerk-line 15, thejerk-line extended through the bore 18 of the cuff 17. 1

In practical operation, when the parts are assembled as shown in Figure2, thev enlargement on the jerk-line 15 cannot get out of the internalchamber .2 of the body 1, because the length of the cuff 17 is greaterthan the distance between the end 21 of the long arm 14 of the latch 10,and the adjacent end 22 of the enlarged opening 4. The latch 10 may betilted forwardly into the dotted line position shown in Figure 2, and,then, the enlargement or cuff 17 on the jerk-line 15 may be moved to theend of the chamber 2 and be removed through the opening 4, the jerk-line15, passing outwardlythrough the slot 5' in the body 1. I

The lower portion of the body 1 carries a transverse pivot element 23 onwhich are mounted, for swinging movement, the arms 24 of a U-shapedguide 25. The numeral 26 marks a rider having in its edges, recesses 27wherein the arms 24 of the guide are received, the rider thus beingmounted for reciprocation on the guide. vA compression spring 28 isinterposed between one end of the guide 25 and the rider 26 andserves'to force the rider 26 against a resilient abutment 29, which maybe a piece of rubber, retained in a depression 30 in the end of thebody 1. The rider 26 is supplied with a circular transverse opening 31wherein is re ceived a wrist pin 32 or other element whereby motion isimparted to the body 1 and consequently t0 the jerk-line 15.

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In practical operation, When the Wrist pin 82 is moved, motion Will betransmitted to the guide 25 and consequently to the body 1, and to thejerk-line 15. The spring 28 serves to take up the shock in onedirection, and the shock in the other direction is taken up by theabutment 29. If desired, the spring 28 may be of compound construction,one coiled spring being located Within another, as shown in the drawingsIi": desired, the arms 2% may be provided With dope cups 35 fordelivering grease upon the provided at one end with a reduced borecommunicating With the chamber, the body having a reduced side slotcommunicating With both the chamber and the bore, the body beingprovided with a shoulder, a latch, means ior mounting the latch 011 thebody for swinging movement, one part of the latch projecting into thechamber, and a spring in the body, the spring engaging another part ofthe latch to hold the firstspecified part of the latch yieldaloly in theposition stated and in engagement with the shoulder. V

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signa ture.

WVALTER E. WVIESENTHAL.

